10.29.2008

Does anyone else get the M-W word of the day?

1 : a surface of a body or a region of space2 : the external aspects or appearance of a thing

Example Sentence

Although there have been changes in the superficies of our lives, many of the human dilemmas faced by our ancestors are still quite recognizable.

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So it looks like a very serious and respectable word, but if you say it out loud, it sounds like you're saying "super fishies". I love it. I can't stop giggling. It sounds like something Kent will say in a few months.